topic generate logfile in QlikView

generate logfile

frinfo — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hi everyone, i'm running QlikView Desktop April 2020 SR2 and i want to generate log file of the reload script. If i go in Settings-->General Tab-->"Generate logfile" is disabled and i don't know how to enable it.

I know that, when i reload a file, qlikview automatically generate a log file called like the .qvw name to be reload.

Can anyone help me to set this functionality?

Best regards

Re: generate logfile

rubenmarin — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:27:57 GMT

HI @frinfo, you can't check the checkbox?

Maybe this document has section access applied and you are accessing it as a 'USER' instead of an 'ADMIN'?

Re: generate logfile

frinfo — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:27:28 GMT

Hi @rubenmarin , thanks 4 quickly reply.

Yes, when i open the .qvw file it ask me user and password, but my user is an ADMIN. How can i disable section access to check if the user is the problem?

Re: generate logfile

Lucas_Gatling — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:53:34 GMT

You will need to enter Username/password in the app to gain access and then edit the script and comment out the Section Access portion of the reload script and then reload the app.

Re: generate logfile

frinfo — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:38:03 GMT

@Lucas_Gatling the problem is not the script. If "Generate logfile" is disable is not depends by what i wrote in the reload script.

Maybe some QlikView App configuration?

Re: generate logfile

Lucas_Gatling — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:41:55 GMT

I was replying to your question of how to disable "Section Access" on the App. The steps I mentioned are how to disable it. Once you disable it I would suggest checking if the 'Generate Logfile' is now available to check.

Re: generate logfile

frinfo — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:15:31 GMT

I can't disable "section access" because i can't edit script

Re: generate logfile

Lucas_Gatling — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:20:04 GMT

If the Edit script button is not available more than likely you are attempting to open a distributed copy of the QVW file and not the Source QVW.

Re: generate logfile

frinfo — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:24:08 GMT

Yes, it's correct.

But regardless of this can i enable the log file when i reload script?

Re: generate logfile

Lucas_Gatling — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:26:28 GMT

You need to open the Source QVW in QV developer and enable 'Generate logfile' then reload the script. That will then generate the document log.

Re: generate logfile

frinfo — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:41:10 GMT

if i haven't Source QVW?

Are there any other possibility to create a physical file with all the reload script? Maybe a macro?

Thanks

Re: generate logfile

Lucas_Gatling — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:59:21 GMT

If you don't have the source file I would suggest asking your QlikView Administrator for a copy of it from the QlikView server. A macro may work, I'm not sure of that The easiest and cleanest way of doing things would be a get a copy of the Source QVW file.

Thanks,

Lucas